Where does “Buchstabe” come from?

Buchstabe (German) comes from Middle High German buochstabe, from Old High German buohstabo — letter, writing.

Buchstabe (German): letter

Definitions

  1. letter

Ancestry of “Buchstabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbuochstabe—
2Old High Germanbuohstaboletter, writing

Words derived from “Buchstabe”

Every word from Old High German buohstabo →Every word from Middle High German buochstabe →